Quilting-frame.



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APPLICATION FILED SEPT. 13. ms.

Patented Apr. 15,1919.

LEWISB. HAINES AND MARY E. HAINES, 0F TAR. RIVER, OKLAHOMA.

Application filed September 13, 1918.

To all whom it may concern Be it known that we, Lewis B. Hamns and ManyE. I-IAINES, citizens of the United States, residing at Tar Rivenin thecounty of Ottawa and State of Oklahoma, have invented certain new anduseful Improvements in Quilting-Frames, of which the followmg is aspecification.

This invention relates to quilting frames of the collapsible orknockdown type.

The main object of the invention is to provide a simply constructedframe of this character, the parts of which may be quickly and easilyknocked down or set up and when collapsed will come within theregulations for parcel post shipping.

Another object is to provide improved means for looking the materialcarrying bars in adjusted position.

Another object is to provide yieldable means for holding the supportinglegs in operative position and permit them to be quickly separated forcollapsing the frame.

With the foregoing and other objects in view, which will appear as thedescription proceeds, the invention resides in the combination andarrangement of parts and in the details of construction hereinafterdescribed and claimed, it being understood that changes in the preciseembodiment of the invention herein disclosed 'may be :made within thescope of what is claimed without departing from the spirit of theinvention.

In the accompanying drawings Figure 1 represents a side elevation of aquilting frame constructed in accordance.

. with this invention.

Fig. 2 is a plan view with parts broken out and in section. a i

Fig. 3 is a transverse section taken on the line 33 of Fig. 1 with theframe shown in open operative position.

constituting this invention comprises two side bars, 1 and 2, which arehere shown composed of wood, but obviously they may be constructed ofany suitable material, and made either solid or hollow. These barsareeaeh constructed of detachably' connect Specification of LettersPatent.

Patented Apr. 15, 1915 Serial N 0. 254,025.

ed sections, two sections 3 and 4 being here shown, although there maybe more if found desirable. In the meeting ends of these sec tions, onehas a socket 5 and the other a re duced extension or nipple to fit insaid socket, the cooperating faces of which are preferably threaded tohold the sections against accidental separation. A plurality of materialattaching devices are indicated at 7, and may be of any desiredconstruction, capable of securing the material to be operated on to theside bars.

These side bars are supported at their opposite ends by two pairs oflegs 8 and 9 which cross each other midway their length as shown at 10with their meeting faces chamfered or mortised for interlockingengagement, the shape of the mortise varying according to the distanceapart it is desired the upper ends of the legs shall be positioned.These legs at their points of intersection are pivotally connected bybolts 11 which project beyond the inner faces of the inner bars and eachhas a stop 13 at its outer or free end between which and the leg 9 isarranged a coiled spring 12 which exerts its tension to normally holdthe legs in interlocked engagement.

The upper ends of the legs 8 and 9 are apertured to receive the ends'ofthe side bars 1 and 2 and to form bearings therefor. These ends arereduced as shown at 15 with shoulders 14 at their inner ends formingabutments for limiting the insertion of the pintle ends 15 in thebearings of said legs. When constructed of wood as shown in thedrawings, these pintles are longitudinally grooved and are provided withWear sleeves 16 having similar grooves 17 to fit within the grooves ofthe pintles and hold the sleeves against turning thereon. Theseinterfitting grooves also operate to form a ratchet which cooperateswith a pawl 18 carried by the end of the leg in which the pintle isinserted as is shown clearly in Fig. 5. This pawl 18 has a flattenedhead 19 at its outer end to facilitate its actuation and is providedwith a stop in the form of a washer 20 disposed adjacent said head andagainst which bears one end of a coiled spring 21, the other end bearingagainst a plate 22 on the leg in connection with which it is used. Thisplate 22 forms a closure for the bore in which the pawl is mounted as isshown clearly in Fig. 5. This pawl 18 has a beveled nose 23 whichprojects into the nose may be positioned in one direction or bearing inwhich the pintle 15 is mounted so as to engage the groove therein andyieldably lock the pintle in connection with the leg. This pawl 18 isalso rotatable in the bore in which it is mounted so that either thestraight face or the beveled face of its the other to provide for thelocking of the pintle or to permit it to be rotated in either directionat the will of the operator.

Four of these pawls are provided as is shown clearly in Fig. 2 forsecuring the opposite ends of the side bars 1 and 2 to their supportinglegs 8 and 9.

In the use of this improved quilting frame, the sections 3 and 4 of theside bars are connected as shown in Figs. 1 and :2. The legs then havetheir mortised faces engaged as shown in Fig. 3, and they are then readyto receive the pintle ends 15 of the side bars, which are inserted inthe bearings at the upper ends of said legs, and are secured therein byengagement of the pawls 18 with the grooves 17 in said pintles.

The quilt, comfort or other article to be operated on is then attachedat its opposite ends or sides to the bars 1 and 2 by means of thefastening elements 7 and the major portion of the quilt is wound up onone of the bars so that as the material is quilted it may be fed orrolled from one barto the other, being unwound from one and wound up onthe other. After the proper exposure of material has been made, the barsare locked against further turning by changing the position of the pawls18 so that their straight faces will engage the side walls of thegrooves in the pintles to lock them against turning.

When it is desired to collapse the frame for shipping, storage or otherpurposes, the side bars are first removed from their bearings in thelegs by disengaging the pawls 18 and slipping them out of the bearings,and these bars are then separated into sections by unscrewing themembers 5 and 6 thereof. The legs 8 ar d 9 may be folded by springingthe outer leg 8 outward against the tension of its spring 12 asufficient distance to disengage its mortised face from that of leg 9.These legs may then be fold ed flatone on the other to occupy a minimumamount of space, and in connection with the sectional side bars may bepackaged frame occupies temporarily so that it may be quickly returnedto operative position by simply grasping the side bars and forcing themoutwardly in opposite directions.

The foregoing description and the drawings have reference to what may beconsidered the preferred or approved form of our invention. It is to beunderstood that we may make such changes in construction and arrangementand combination of parts, materials, dimensions etc,, as may proveexpedient and fall within the scope of the claimed invention.

Having thus fully described our invention, what we claim as new anddesire to se cure by Letters Patent, is

l. A frame of the class described comprising material supporting bars,pivotally connected legs having bearings to receive said bars, yieldablemeans for holding the legs in adjusted position, and means fordetachably locking the bars in adjusted position relatively to the legs.

2 A quilting frame comprising side bars having materialattachingelements, pairs of crossed legs for supporting the ends of thebars, said legs being mortised on their meeting faces at their points ofintersection for interlocking engagement, pivot bolts extending throughsaid mortised portions of the legs to pivotally connect them and havingcoiled springs mounted thereon whereby the legs are yieldably held ininterlocked position. Y i

3. A frame of the class described compris ing sectional side barsdetachably connected, foldable legs for supporting said side bars, meansfor yieldably locking said legs in operative open position, and meansforlock- .ing the side bars in adjusted position on LEWIS B. HAINES.MARY E. HAINES. Witnesses:

A. G. NEAL, W. A. MoGHEE.

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